Qatar, Egypt, and the United States vowed Wednesday to guarantee the implementation of a Gaza ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, which is expected to come into effect on Jan 19, Anadolu Agency reported.

The three countries announced that “the parties to the conflict in Gaza have reached an agreement to release hostages in exchange for hostages and prisoners and a return to a sustainable calm ultimately achieving a permanent cease-fire between the parties,” according to a Qatari Foreign Ministry statement.